The theme for this month is "Nationalism", as suggested by dingo27mobile who won the May 2012 competition. Be sure to read the whole post for the rules.

In dingo27mobile's own words:

"Shoot something you like about your country most, you think it best describes your country, or is symbolic to your country. There are people from all over the world, let's see what you like most from your country.Rules are simple, basic editing is welcomed, basic HDR welcomed. No photomontages or funky colorful HDR please, it must be a picture made with camera."

The rules!

1: You can only submit one image and it MUST be taken during July 2012. Photos taken earlier will be disqualified!

2: All images submitted must be no more than 1024 pixels on their longest side, although you can include a link to a full resolution version if you like. Flickr users must link back to the original version to comply with its latest rules.

As always, please exercise good judgement on what is suitable for the forum. Keep it clean and family-friendly or it'll be removed. See the Forum Rules for guides.

Please include a sentence or two with your photo describing what you were trying to achieve and if there were any particular challenges in doing so like, for example, any special exposure or lighting setup.

We're all enthusiasts here, so it's also great to see what equipment you used and the settings too. So please also include the following:

I wasn't entirely sure what to submit for this month's "On Assignment" competition. I've essentially lived my entire life in Canada, and have been fortunate enough to visit its vastness all the way from west-coast Vancouver to the eastern Maritime provinces and Québec. Living in Winnipeg, what would be considered not only the dead centre of not only the country but also North America in essentially the middle of nowhere, at times it can be difficult to find something new and refreshing around here to photograph.

Fortunately, when construction of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights began in April of 2009, suddenly photo opportunities seemed to shoot out of nowhere. The museum's unique and eye-catching design adds character and appeal to the city's downtown area, and being the first national museum outside of Canada's capital, Ottawa, it became not only something of interest but also a landmark.

What made me choose to use a photo of the museum and why I believe that it represents Canada, is because of its ability to improve Canadians' awareness for human rights and the need for respect amongst all people, not only Canadians, but all citizens of the world. It's Canada's sense of the need for human rights and the necessary work that needs to be done that makes me proud of my homeland, and why I'm proud to be a Canadian.

If you thought a Friday night in Glasgow was dangerous, you should have tried Scotland in the 16th century! Crathes Castle in Aberdeenshire built in 1596 is a massive tower-house castle designed to discourage the neighbours should they get a mite frisky and bent on a spot of pillage. The YETT is a small and heavily defended solid oak door studded with nails .... indeed it's the only door giving access to the interior. Inside it there is a second line of defense, a massive iron grille ... just in case the neighbours were to set fire to the door itself. Before the age of television and the Internet, Scots would amuse themselves in this manner.

We have several Heritage organisations in UK that strive to preserve our history for future generations and it pleases me to support them. I am constantly impressed not only by the originality of the castles' designs, but also by the resourcefulness and determination of our ancestors in creating such enduring symbols.

There are many things in an oz life style we feel good about, where I live it's sunny and warm most days even in winter with the green and gold of our city with an outdoor life style. The green of the national parks and rain forests behind the golden beaches. You can sit on a beach with hundreds like Surfers Paradise or sit on a beach with few people on it like Diamond Cove at the end of an expansive beach.